International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 3
First page : (477) Last page : (484)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.4019
Evaluation of Yield and Yield Attributes of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum) Genotypes under Drought Conditions
Jyoti Chauhan1, Rajesh Kumar Singhal2*, Bajrang Lal Kakralya1, Sunil Kumar3 and
Rekha Sodani2
1Department of Plant Physiology,Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, India
2Department of Plant physiology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
3Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: rajasinghal151@gmail.com
Received: 9.06.2017 | Revised: 20.06.2017 | Accepted: 22.06.2017
ABSTRACT
Drought is one of the major environmental constraints for the agriculture crop worldwide and overcome yield penalty under drought situations, is the major goal for agriculturist in future. To achieve this goal, screenings of landraces are one of the most important genetic resources for crops improvement especially in dry areas. The present study was carried out during 2015-2016, in order to evaluate drought tolerance in eight fenugreek genotypes, under both control and drought conditions, and various parameters were recorded at flowering and pod formation stage. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with replicated thrice. Yield and yield attributes viz. Days to 50 percent flowering, Number of pods per plant, Number of seed per pod, Test weight, Plant height (at harvest), Seed yield and Biological yield were used to assess drought tolerance in fenugreek genotypes. Ranking of genotypes based on SY at both flowering and pod formation stage showed that Rmt-1 and Rmt-305 variety has the highest SY among the tested genotypes under control and drought condition.
Key words: Drought, Pod formation stage, Test weight, SY (Seed Yield).
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Cite this article: Chauhan, J., Singhal, R.K., Kakralya, B.L., Kumar, S. and Sodani, R., Evaluation of Yield and Yield Attributes of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum) Genotypes under Drought Conditions, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(3): 477-484 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.4019
